(A) No person shall own, keep or harbor any dog or cat within the city limits unless such dog or cat six months of age or older is vaccinated for rabies annually.
(B) Unless the owner of any dog or cat furnishes written proof that the dog or cat has been vaccinated for rabies by a licensed veterinarian in the past 12 months, the owner shall be guilty of an offense.
(C) When a veterinarian vaccinates a dog or cat against rabies, he or she shall issue to the owner of such dog or cat a metal tag or check evidencing such vaccination and the year of vaccination.
(D) It shall be the duty of the owner of the dog or cat to attach the tag or check issued to him or her pursuant to division (C) above to the dog or cat, and it shall be unlawful for any person to remove such tag or check without the owner’s consent.
(Prior Code, § 4-121) (Ord. 2006-01-01, passed 3-1-2007) Penalty, see § 90.999